1000th Boeing 767 Goes into Assembly

Boeing has
announced that it has begun assembly of its 1000th Boeing 767, which
is being producted for ANA All Nippon Airways. This milestone also marks 30
years since the introduction of the Boeing 767.

The full
media release from Boeing can be read below:

Boeing
Begins Assembly of 1,000th 767

EVERETT,
Wash., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has begun assembly
of the 1,000th 767 airplane at the factory in Everett, Wash. Mechanics took the
first step in major assembly by loading the wing spar into the assembly tool.
The spar is the internal support structure that runs through the full length of
the wing.

“This is an important milestone for
the 767, which has continued to evolve and improve since entering service
nearly 30 years ago,”said Kim
Pastega, vice president and general manager of the 767 program, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. “The 767
is a high-performing twin-aisle airplane that delivers nearly 99 percent
dispatch reliability every day for more than 90 operators around the
world.”

The1,000th
airplane, a 767-300ER (extended range) passenger model, is scheduled for
delivery in February 2011 to long-time customer ANA (All Nippon Airways). ANA
ordered its first 767 in 1979 and has taken delivery of 89 767s to date.

Boeing
will use the 767 as the platform for its NewGen Tanker if it wins the U.S. Air
Force KC-X Tanker competition. Contract award currently is scheduled for
mid-November.

The Boeing
767 family is a family of clean, quiet, fuel-efficient airplanes that provide
maximum market versatility in the 200- to 300-seat market. The Boeing 767
family includes three passenger models — the 767-200ER, 767-300ER and
767-400ER — and a medium-widebody freighter, which is based on the 767-300ER
fuselage.